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Pasadena Christmas Day shooting victim was sheriff's employee

December 26, 2012 | 11:26
am

A man fatally
shot in Pasadena on Christmas morning was an L.A. County Sheriff’s Department employee and director of a youth sports program, authorities said Wednesday.

Victor
McClinton, 49, an 18-year law enforcement technician, died after he was shot in
the 1900 block of Newport Avenue near Wyoming Street about 11 a.m. Tuesday. Another man was wounded and taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital.

McClinton is
survived by his wife, Shelly, and two adult sons, Kristian and Kameron, an official said. He was assigned to court services.

“He was an
extraordinary employee,” said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department. “We lost a member of our family. It’s a
tragic loss.”

It’s believed McClinton was struck by stray bullets, Whitmore said, referring requests for additional information
to the Pasadena Police Department. No other information about the shooting was
available.

“Victor died tragically earlier today,” organization officials said in a statement. “While there have been many
rumors regarding the details of his passing, there is an official investigation
being carried out and we ask that with respect to the McClinton family, please
refrain from speculation and allow the investigation to proceed.”

McClinton is a graduate of Verbum Dei High School and attended
Pasadena City College, majoring in recreation and administration of justice, according to the program's website.